"UN Global Compact Network Australia supports First Nations Voice to Parliament", 4 July 2023

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UNGCNA recognises the Uluru Statement from the Heart (The Uluru Statement) as a First Nations-led invitation to walk the path towards reconciliation in Australia. We support The Uluru Statement and its call for a constitutionally enshrined First Nations Voice to Parliament.

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UNGCNA encourages its participants to support initiatives that promote the enjoyment of human rights and advance the SDGs within Australia. Importantly, this includes the internationally recognised human rights of First Nations Australians and relevant SDGs, such as SDG 10 – Reduced inequalities, and SDG 16 – Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

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Enshrining a First Nations Voice to Parliament would also serve to advance the SDGs in Australia, in particular:

• SDG 10 Reduced inequalities. Target 10.2 seeks to “Empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status” by 2030.
• SDG 16 Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. Target 16.7 seeks to “Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels”.

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We encourage all Australian businesses to consider how they can align strategies and operations with ten universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and take actions that advance societal goals.